EDF announces partnership with Canadian, Czech and Indian firms

 French nuclear operator EDF announced on Tuesday it was signing a series of cooperation agreements with Canadian, Czech, Indian and French partners to secure local supply chains and suppliers essential for future nuclear projects. EDF signed a letter of intent with Ontario Power Group (OPG) at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris to launch a …

Second large Polish nuclear plant gets approval

Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment has issued a decision-in-principle for the country’s second large nuclear power plant. Two South Korean-supplied APR1400 reactors are planned in the Patnów-Konin region. PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa submitted an application for the plant to the ministry in August this year. The application included a description of project characteristics, indicating …

France to Decide on Eight More Nuclear Reactors by End of 2026

That’s in addition to six atomic plants France already plans Nuclear is part of country’s plan to shift from fossil fuels France will decide by the end of 2026 on whether to build another eight large nuclear reactors in addition to the six atomic plants it already plans to construct. President Emmanuel Macron has already said that France could build as …

KEPCO looks to build more nuclear plants in Middle East

Korea Electric Power Corp. CEO Kim Dong-cheol, sixth from left, poses with field workers at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, Thursday (local time). Courtesy of Korea Electric Power Corp. Company chief inspects Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) CEO Kim Dong-cheol visited the Barakah Nuclear Energy …

NuScale CEO remains upbeat after CFPP cancellation

The termination of the project that had been expected to be the first operational NuScale SMR reactor was “very disappointing” but the company remains bullish about the future, according to the company’s CEO. Speaking in a special update to the 2023 ANS Winter Conference and Expo, hosted by the American Nuclear Society (ANS),  John Hopkins said the mutual …

Work on Xudabao unit 1 gets under way

Construction has started of the nuclear island for unit 1 at the Xudabao nuclear power plant in Liaoning Province, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. The construction of units 1 and 2 of the Xudabao (also known as Xudapu) plant was approved by China’s State Council on 31 July this year. On 6 November, the …